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noon 09°45 N - 88°13W
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG - E
OBSERVERS:
Date 1 SEPT 67
Pg.#
Ship
Direction
TIME SPECIES # DIR. BAND NO. REMARKS
0700 Flycatcher 1
0930 (haeckis) O.tuttajy Rel 3
SP . Black SP Rel 3
(Sooty SP?) 2
1345 RedFooted 3 -Np,SW
Boobies (Wilson's SP 15
or Leach's SP 15)
1430 Phalaope 1
1435 BlueFaced 1 -SE,NE
Booby
Red Footed 4
(Sooty & Black SP 10
Leach's SP)15
Occamodrama
1500 Green 8
1600 Turtles Occamodrama
1720 (Leach's SP) 25
RedFooted 2
Boobies
flying about ship
in distance
flew close by ship
flew about ship then settled
in water off to west - drifted aft.
common about surface of sea
ranging from 1-3 feet - two
co-piloting - drifted by -DN
as we went S. most headed -DN
common about vessel
float alongside to west and
move aft then fly up again
5 HR. OBS
SI-MNH-958-e
Rev. 5-66